Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.6° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
14
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
39
90
92
108
148
187
329
355
302
223
190
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:54AM4.72m
11:22PM4.23m
11:42AM4.29m
00:12AM3.91m
12:45PM3.91m
Low Tide
5:08PM1.26m
5:18AM1.55m
5:48PM1.69m
6:05AM1.86m
6:42PM2.05m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
16
14
14
16
18
17
14
14
14
12
12
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
18
18
18
17
14
12
11
14
16
13
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
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